Putin: "historically Russian" annexed areas

The Ukrainian regions of Donbass, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, annexed by Moscow, are "historically Russian". Thus, quoted by Tass, Russian President Putin. Then: many Western companies "are leaving our market, with huge losses, under pressure from their governments, well, best wishes," he said. Previously, the Kremlin spokesman had denounced the "growing involvement" of the West in Ukraine, predicting "an escalation and a more excruciating and painful extension of the conflict. And without Moscow backing down".